Dear Corporate... Love Stores | Engaging Retail Employees
Jun 18, 2026 · 55 min · 11 segments
We scrap our planned topic and record an impromptu conversation about why high-performing retail leaders get restless and leave even when things are “fine.” Bekki and Matt discuss how boredom is…
Matt CopelandHost
Bekki CaitHost
Do you want to preface this episode? Do you wanna be included in the intro to tell people what just happened? [laughs]
Um, Becky and I were set to record this morning a different topic, which we will go over later at some point.
And then in my hour-long ranting to her, before we recorded, about the state of retail, how I feel about my own career, how I feel about, like, where we are and what we find acceptable, Becky did what she does best and pivoted last minute so that we could record this all for you.
... unstructured, but honestly, like, think, which is what came to mind is, like, you've ta- you've talked about how much you enjoy your day today, and how there are a lot, there are a lot of things that you, like, really, like, enjoy about, uh, where you are.
And I'm just so curious to know, and I, I know other, other people have told me this too.
Um, but now what? And I'm really curious to know what the c- what the source of their curiosity and their wandering, uh, eye or heart is, and also what companies can do, if anything, to notice and make some difference in making them happier and keeping them longer.
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Do you want to preface this episode? Do you wanna be included in the intro to tell people what just happened? [laughs]
Um, Becky and I were set to record this morning a different topic, which we will go over later at some point.
And then in my hour-long ranting to her, before we recorded, about the state of retail, how I feel about my own career, how I feel about, like, where we are and what we find acceptable, Becky did what she does best and pivoted last minute so that we could record this all for you.
... unstructured, but honestly, like, think, which is what came to mind is, like, you've ta- you've talked about how much you enjoy your day today, and how there are a lot, there are a lot of things that you, like, really, like, enjoy about, uh, where you are.
And I'm just so curious to know, and I, I know other, other people have told me this too.
Um, but now what? And I'm really curious to know what the c- what the source of their curiosity and their wandering, uh, eye or heart is, and also what companies can do, if anything, to notice and make some difference in making them happier and keeping them longer.
